booger
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- noun
- /ˈbʊɡər/
- Archaic
- little booger
- booger monster
- Booger eater
Examples
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Get ready to help out, Booger, before we get beat.
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You want to talk about boogers?
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Shaped like a giant booger, it had no discernible head.
Fiction book (2000) -
Dear Gregory, I'm very sorry I chased you with a booger on my finger.
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If a giant booger monster couldn't kill you, what's a breath of fresh air gonna do?
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The parents told their children that the booger would come for them if they misbehaved.
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To scare the kids, he pretended to be a booger hiding under the bed.
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She warned her brother that the booger was lurking in the closet, waiting to jump out.
Synonyms
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2.2
A large frightening imaginary creature often made of human and animal parts
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8.1
An imaginary monster adults mention to scare children into behaving
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8.3
An imaginary creature that secretly causes problems with machines and planes
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7.4
A made-up creature adults tell children about to scare them when they misbehave
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9.6
A thing that causes fear or worry, often without real danger
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9.5
A small, playful monster or ghost used with children
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A scary monster in Latin American stories that parents say to frighten children
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9.9
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
A pretend monster children imagine hiding in places like closets
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Etymology
Booger for a scary creature comes from an old word bogey, as in bogeyman, which meant 'an evil spirit' that frightened children. That's why booger was used as a name for a monster parents told stories about to scare kids.